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1 medium rat every 2 weeks or 1 small rat every week,I have a few females that can easily take mediums which are bigger than the width of their body not much bigger but somewhat bigger. They can easily take mediums every week but I dont want them slugging out next season any opinions.The one girl i got eating after a WHOLE year of NOTHING, eats 1 medium rat a week and she went from 600g to about 12-1300g in about 6 mos am i feeding her unhealthy amounts of food or was she just starving and now absobing all she can.

Do obese females usually produce slugs?

thats what I have been led to understand

overfed young females will throw slugs in my experience.

like most things on forums, people brag of success, but never admit they f'ed up.

I have had females grow really fast on the appropriate amount of food and produce early.

also i have tried to rush a female that is willing to eat vigorously, and she throws all, or partial slugs.

experience is the best teacher. IMO

reading will instruct you on basics, but until you experience problems, you have no idea(general observation).

again JMO

TomChambers

I don't have near the experience most in here have. I've had one female for 15 years now and I feed her what she'll eat when she wants it. She takes mediums(150-200 grams) and larges (300 grams and up) and will go about a week or two between feedings. She generally eats only four or five months out of the year. What weight she puts on while on feed she looses during the winter. It seems to even itself out. This is just one snake so don't take for gospel, but it works for her.

Quig

P.S. This particular snake gave me a clutch of five viable eggs the 14th of this month and has yet to eat. Been off feed since Sept. last year. Think I'll let her rest this coming season.